FaultScore

Worst years for a Fiat 500E

Owners have filed 80 complaints about the Fiat 500E with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2024. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Fiat 500E

24 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2015 Fiat 500E

18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Fiat 500E year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2024 8 0 0 Electrical System
2016 6 0 0 15,347 Electrical System
2015 C 18 1 0 1,235 Electrical System
2014 D 24 5 0 6,667 Electrical System
2013 D 24 3 0 2,860 Electrical System

What breaks on a Fiat 500E

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 13 16.3%

Worst in 2013

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 8.8%

Worst in 2014

Other & Unspecified 7 8.8%

Worst in 2013

Engine & Cooling 6 7.5%

Worst in 2013

Airbags 3 3.8%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 3 3.8%

Worst in 2014

Lights 2 2.5%

Worst in 2016

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 2.5%

Worst in 2024

Stability & Traction Control 2 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 1 1.3%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.3%

Worst in 2013

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.3%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Fiat 500E, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2013 peak 7 Dec 2025

Compare the Fiat 500E

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.